Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".
Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1880, after a negative by Étienne Carjat
The Wine Press , 1865, The Phillips Collection
Young Girls by the Seaside (1879)
Fantasy (1866), Ohara Museum of Art
The Lycée Henri-IV is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges (lycées) in France.
Lycée Henri-IV
Lycée Henri-IV: Clovis bell tower